CloudFuze Manage vs. Manual Audits: Time & Cost Savings

When it comes to properly managing your company’s SaaS and AI apps, you have two options: either manage manually or use a dedicated SaaS and AI app management tool like CloudFuze Manage.

In this brief comparison guide, we will compare both options side-by-side and help you understand which is better for you, considering your company’s size and requirements.

Key Takeaways:

  • CloudFuze Manage offers significant benefits over manual SaaS and AI app management
  • CloudFuze Manage helps save time through deep automation
  • CloudFuze Manage also helps save costs through deep visibility, insights, and reporting

CloudFuze Manage vs. Manual SaaS and AI App Management: Overview

It goes without saying that a SaaS and AI app management automation tool like CloudFuze Manage provide significant benefits over manual management which involves doing everything by hand, including maintaining spreadsheets, keeping track of licenses and renewals, and more.

CloudFuze Manage, on the other hand, automates almost all of the important tasks, including:

  • License management
  • User management
  • Shadow IT management
  • App usage tracking
  • Compliance enforcement
  • Automated invoice parsing

CloudFuze Manage vs. Manual Audits: Time Savings

When it comes to saving time in SaaS and AI app management, CloudFuze Manage offers significant advantages over manual audits and management. Check out the key differences in the table below:

Activities and Tasks CloudFuze Manage Manual Management
Discover all SaaS and AI apps in use Discovery in minutes Can take days, weeks, and even months when apps list is long
License usage tracking Automated Manually checking and monitoring
User onboarding and offboarding Automated Onboarding and offboarding manually; slow process
Auditing SaaS and AI app usage patterns Usage reports at the user level Manually auditing usage for each app
Compliance and security management Automated Manual evidence gathering
Shadow IT management Automated discovery of all Shadow IT apps Highly challenging to manually discover Shadow IT apps
License spend/cost visibility Real-time reporting Manual aggregation of bills and invoices

Time Saved with CloudFuze Manage:

  • Up to 90% faster SaaS and AI app discovery
  • Up to 85% less time in regular tracking
  • User onboarding and offboarding in minutes compared to hours in manual methods.

CloudFuze Manage vs. Manual Audits: Cost Savings

Similarly, CloudFuze Manage offers several automation functionalities that help businesses of all sizes save more cost when compared to manually managing all apps, users, and licenses. Check out the key differences in the table below:

Cost Category CloudFuze Manage Manual Management
SaaS and AI spend visibility Complete visibility into overall spend from a single dashboard Need to check each app to understand the overall SaaS cost
Shadow IT visibility Discovery of hidden cost in Shadow IT apps Hard to identify Shadow IT apps in the first place
Similar and duplicate apps Identification of similar and duplicate apps to eliminate wasteful spending Hard to identify duplicates
Risk of over licensing Low High
Usage based costs Monitoring of activities in apps that have usage-based costs User level usage requires manual monitoring which is time consuming
Audit and compliance cost Low High
Labor cost Low through automation High through manual work

Cost Savings from CloudFuze Manage:

  • Up to 30% cost savings
  • Less IT resources required
  • Savings on missed license renewals
  • Removal of hidden and duplicate spending

Who Is CloudFuze Manage For?

CloudFuze Manage is best suited for large, medium, and fast-growing businesses that need an advanced yet simple SaaS and AI app management platform.

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When Manual SaaS Management Makes Sense

Manual SaaS and AI app management makes sense when you have very few employees that require a smaller number of apps and licenses. It may work for small-sized usages, such as 5 to 10 apps for a similar number of users with little to no complexities.

Save Time and Cost in SaaS and AI App Management with CloudFuze Manage

With our all-in-one SaaS and AI all management tool, CloudFuze Manage, you can save significant time and costs in the process of managing, optimizing, and governing your company’s SaaS and AI app stack.

Contact us for a demo of the tool, free of cost!

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What are the advantages of using CloudFuze over manual audits for SaaS management?

CloudFuze Manage offers several advantages over manual audits, including automated license usage tracking and renewal alerts, automated user onboarding and offboarding, and more.

2. How does the time efficiency of CloudFuze compare to manual audits?

With CloudFuze Manage, you can unlock significant time efficiency when managing SaaS and AI apps, including automation of license and user management, user onboarding and offboarding, app usage tracking, and more.

3. What are the cost savings associated with using CloudFuze compared to manual audits?

CloudFuze Manage helps you save significant costs compared to manual audits and management. It helps keep track of overall spend, identify spendings on similar or duplicate apps, identify Shadow IT apps and the hidden costs associated with them, and more.

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